Basketball

Russell Westbrook continued his torrid February with another incredible game Friday, though he did take a physical beating while his team came up short in the end. Westbrook became the first player since LeBron James to post a triple-double in three straight games by going for 40, 13 and 11 in a 118-115 loss at…Read More

Tyler Hansbrough and Festus Ezeli were ejected from Friday’s Raptors-Warriors game after getting into a scrap towards the end of the third quarter when Golden State was winning by a blowout. Ezeli and Hansbrough were fighting down low for position, and their physical play continued as they went up the court, with Ezeli going at…Read More

Alexey Shved attempted a shot during the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 121-115 double-overtime win over the Pistons on Friday that was so bad it gives him a guaranteed spot on “Shaqtin’ a Fool” next week. Shved was driving the lane, did a Euro step, and then wildly threw up some sort of baby hook…Read More

If you have paid any attention to Charles Barkley in recent weeks, you know he despises the use of analytics to build a basketball team. So when someone accused Chuck of making an argument using analytics on Thursday night, he did not appreciate it. Prior to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win over the Golden State Warriors,…Read More

Blake Griffin has officially won the dress color debate. In case you somehow missed it, one of the dumbest stories in internet history dominated social media on Thursday night when a photo of a dress went viral. The original dress is black and blue, but one photo that showed the dress in a weird light…Read More

Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose underwent successful surgery on Friday to repair the torn medial meniscus in his right knee. His injury is not believed to be as serious as last season, when Rose tore his meniscus in November and did not return. Bulls general manager Gar Forman told reporters on Friday that Rose…Read More

Rajon Rondo was suspended for Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, which came in the wake of at least two heated exchanges that the Dallas Mavericks point guard had with head coach Rick Carlisle. Will the tension ultimately lead to the end of their working relationship? Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com reports that Rondo is…Read More

If anyone can relate to what Derrick Rose is going through, it’s Bill Walton. Long before there was Rose, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Brandon Roy, or any other promising NBA star whose career was derailed by injuries, there was Walton. Walton was a three-time college player of the year and led UCLA to two national…Read More